Show TWO CHILDREN SYSTEM an observer says that in in consequence of what they call tho the atto alto cA children lIdren system the tile increase of 0 the population of franco is id being annually reduced in 1881 the surplus of birth births over deaths was still in in iw 1885 it t had already been reduced to thai ih ie is an reduction redaction of axa a year or nearly 5 per cent in 1836 the surplus of births oer over deaths was as not more than and it is remarkable that two thirds of surplus namely occurred in the eight northerly departments inhabited by a german belgian population engaged in in industrial labor tho the remaining third of tho tile surplus Bur or ie Is counted in the remaining seventy nino nine departments of france devoted chiefly to agriculture and commerce nearly one halt half of the utter latter namely thirty seven departments comprising ill the e moat most fertile and most wealthy parte parts of the country in in the normandy seine and oise ithone benches du rhone etc show an actual surplus of deaths death over births compared with oilier other european countries france a surplus of births over deaths to 1000 inhabitants of 14 1 4 as against 75 7 5 in austria aa 8 4 in in germany and 12 0 in russia the average number of if marriages is i nearly stationary in in france THE tile QUALITY of special cablegrams sent from europe to the now new york papers is enough to fill plain americans with disgust only the other day one of tile correspondents wag favored with a view of a german prince and go became hie his snobbery that lie cabled tile fact in as many worda and with aa as inucci tit as if it had been a declaration of war he ile did not even omit to state that tile prince lad had hm his right car ear stuffed with cotton wool the correspondent nt doubtless regretted regret tai that he lie himself was not a flea or a less agreeable pest lie 0 o that lie might further pursue ila survey of roy altya person a A mrs mm journal gives tho following as tho the now marriage for mula mr ath is it your our firm purpose to make pleasant sant lady your wife until you meet on more pleasant T it is mies jonea jones hae have you madoux your mind to be the wife of aar smith until you ou loso lose your temper and tira tin of him I 1 11 yea yes 11 then thin I 1 pro you ou inan and wife r bome court shall part you 11 I 1 I 1 I 1 |